"A long time ago, the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard. Together we changed the rules,” Gaga said in a statement at the time. “God put me on Earth for three reasons: to make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn raucous.”

Gaga also leads this year’s group of newcomers to Forbes’ most powerful celebrities list, with tours and corporate endorsements estimated to have netted the singer an estimated $62 million from June 2009 to June 2010, according to the magazine.